Warning for Blount, Jefferson and St. Clair County no longer in effect.
This warning for Lamar and Marion County over on the west side of the state is due to main batch of thunderstorms arriving from East Mississippi. This will be a bigger batch of storms. Numerous counties in NE Mississippi now under a warning. We still have a long way to go.
* Etowah County warning continues until 6:45
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
620 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MILLPORT…
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF REFORM…
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 620 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL…AND DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ETHELSVILLE…OR NEAR COLUMBUS…AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KENNEDY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
